Brett,
That Phoenix you were bidding on was only 10 mins from my place and I did place a bid but asked to have a look and I got no response !? So I was very suspect to say the least and did not bother to continue as something did not seem right like you mentioned.
Would not surprise me to see it come on again soon!
By the way don't listen to anyone, go for the Phoenix, you know it was the first machine you played when you were younger....you will love it!
Jeff